Thrust Manipulation Better Than NonThrust Manipulation for Mechanical Neck Pain

Another interesting manipulation study by PT’s. This one showed
significantly better results for mechanical neck pain with thrust vs non thrust manipulation of the cervical and thoracic spine. In other words, the quick manipulation that can cause cavitations (cracking sounds which are just a release of gas in a joint) was better than the slow mobilization sometimes used by PT's.  

Upper cervical and upper thoracic thrust manipulation versus nonthrust mobilization in patients with mechanical neck pain: a multicenter randomized clinical trial.

Spinal Surgery has high complication rate

This study finds that spinal surgery complications are even more frequent than previously thought! I had a pt a few months ago that was made worse by a neck artificial disc surgery :-( He luckily had good improvement from chiropractic care :-)

Morbidity and mortality of major adult spinal surgery.  A prospective cohort analysis of 942 consecutive patients.

A Drug-Free Way to Treat Headaches: Chiropractic Care

I often am angry and saddened with media articles that never mention anything but drugs as a treatment for headaches, as there is a significant amount of scientific literature showing benefit with non drug treatments. Here is an article from my newsletter reviewing this topic.


http://www.toyourhealth.com/mpacms/tyh/article.php?id=1550

Presciption narcotics are the new number one drug problem in the US. Current estimates are that just this one class of drugs killed 15,000 in 2008 and mortality is increasing every year! And the real tragedy is these drugs have not been shown to be very effective for treating chronic back and joint disorders. How can some in the medical profession see data like this and say the chiropractic treatment is dangerous?

Tightening the Lid on Pain Prescriptions